South Dakota ELA 8.RL.10.b
The Standard
- 8.RL.10
- By the end of the year, independently read and comprehend literary texts representing a variety of genres, cultures, and perspectives that exhibit complexity appropriate for at least grade 8.
Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.
South Dakota English Language Arts Standards (2025)
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students choose stories or books that fit their interests, their reading enjoyment, or a class task. They check blurbs and opening pages before deciding.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can choose a story for pleasure and one for studying how a character handles conflict. They can point to a detail that explains each choice and reconsider a book that does not fit.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students choose by the cover or length without checking what the story is about. Others assume the hardest book is always best for classwork, or that a book they enjoy cannot help with an assignment.
How to Assess It
- Put three novels or short stories on a table. Have students choose one to read for fun and one for a character-conflict assignment, citing a blurb or first-page detail for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place three books on each table; students read blurbs and first pages, then choose one for fun and one for studying character conflict.
Ask students to write: 'Would I pick the same story for a rainy afternoon and an essay on family conflict? Why or why not?'
Hand out reading-goal cards and story blurbs; pairs match each goal to a story and defend their pick with one detail.
Have students use the public library catalog to find a weekend read and a book for a character essay, then share both titles.
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